Hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige is returning the spotlight to her most recent album, 2022’s “Good Morning Gorgeous,” in the midst of a historic run on the R&B charts with her most recent #1 single, “Still Believe in Love.” She intends to propel another of the album’s highly regarded tracks to similar Billboard heights.
Mary J. Blige debuted her first music video of the year for “Gone Forever,” a collaboration with DJ Khaled and Remy Ma. The peppy offering, produced by Khaled, Ben Billions, STREETRUNNER, and Tarik Azzouz, acted as an anthem for disgruntled women in bad relationships, and was lead by a powerful first verse and hook from Blige.
Blige, who enlisted the help of Remy Ma and DJ Khaled, most recently unveiled the official music video for the deluxe edition track “Gone Forever” off the album.
“Told you it would take only one time, you, you, you, you thought that I was lying, when I told you that I can’t be no side b**ch, oh, I know you want that thing back, you want that love, you want that kiss, you want that sex, oh, now you wanna make it last, but when a good girl’s gone, she’s gone forever, she’s gone forever, now you gotta deal with the fact you did me wrong forever…” Mary croons on the Ben Billions-produced joint.
“Gone Forever” was the latest single from the deluxe edition of Blige’s 14th studio LP, Good Morning Gorgeous, which made landfall in 2022. The updated body of work contained 19 tracks with additional appearances from Anderson .Paak, Dave East, Fivio Foreign, Moneybagg Yo, Usher, Ne-Yo, H.E.R., and more.
The album’s title was inspired by Blige’s daily habit of positive affirmations, which helped her overcome recurring mental health issues.
“I do it in my prayer time. There’s no makeup, no nominations for an award. It’s just me and God,” she explained in an interview with PEOPLE. “And the beauty of being able to say, ‘I appreciate my life.’ To look in the mirror, my eyes are half-closed, and say something to myself that I never even believed.”
